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Ottersweier | |
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 Church of Saint John | |
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Location of Ottersweier within Rastatt district  | |
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| Coordinates:48°40′16″N08°06′39″E / 48.67111°N 8.11083°E /48.67111; 8.11083 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rastatt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–31) | Jürgen Pfetzer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,536 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77833 |
| Dialling codes | 07223 |
| Vehicle registration | RA |
| Website | www.ottersweier.de |
Ottersweier is a municipality in westernBaden-Württemberg,Germany. It is part of thedistrict of Rastatt, and lies between the larger townsBühl andAchern.
In 1774, the widow Margravine Maria Viktoria Pauline von Arenberg moved her residence fromBaden-Baden to Ottersweier to establish a convent school for theAugustinian choir nuns in the former residence of the Jesuits. In the convent school, young girls learned skills they needed as future mothers and educators.
Ottersweier was long part of theBühl district and, after its dissolution in 1973, became part of theRastatt district.
-Westerlo,Flanders,Belgium, since 1962
-Krauschwitz (Saxony),Germany, since 1989Towns and municipalities inRastatt (district) | ||
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